Role of HR in Employee’s Happiness at Work: Literature Review

Abstract

Happiness has gained growing attention in psychological studies in the form of good moods and feelings, well-being and optimistic attitudes. Therefore, employee happiness or well- being is an emerging subject in both management and psychology. Happiness at the workplace means people’s happiness with their job. It is perceived as an individual/subjective well- being and happiness of a person’s life. Happiness at work is crucial for both individuals and companies. In ensuring a profitable and long- lasting business, the pursuit of happiness in the workplace turns out to be necessary. In order to maintain a supportable culture of business, employee happiness is important. Happier employee, in many different respects, tend to outperform less happy employee. Many of the principles for employee forecasting happiness at work requires fellowship, interaction, mercy and love. In the workplace, however, happiness comes with its costs since the prerequisite is for the comprehensive production and execution of programs in which happiness can be produced and can be extended into future activities of the companies. The present research is descriptive in nature. Here, the data is taken from secondary sources, research analysis is analytical in nature. In this paper, the researcher discussed about the human resource initiatives of top companies to foster the happiness of employees at work. help the companies to retain their best talent for a longer period and to improve the profitability.